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Think I ruined stylus
Stylus on cartridge, it should be fine.    The other “stylus”, well, that could be another story…  
Integrated for Cornwall IV
Not the same, but I have a pair of Cornwall decorators that are modded with a lot of bracing, Crites Xover and Crites super tweeters.    I drive them with a low watt EL84 SE amp, a low watt single ended SS VFet amp, Push Pull EL34 tube, 100 watt ... 
Measurement Bias
This has been on my mind lately.    I’ve been thinking about ASR, and the believers who reside there. They are always talking about bias, and the reasons why people think that something sounds good.    Not sure they consider how they might have ... 
How Is This Possible? Must be Counterfeits
Stumbling upon AliExpress, is kinda like stumbling upon Amazon :)   Counterfeits galore…   But, there are original Chinese brands of cable that are very good for the money.    I picked up a phono cable as I was having issues with noise with t... 
Leben CS300XS Tube Rolling
Not too long ago, I bought some new EL84’s for my DIY SE amp.    The previous tubes were not very good - JJ’s   The new tubes simply changed everything about the sonic presentation.   They were The Tube Stores house brand.   Not very expens... 
Rigid outlets for Heavy cables
I’ve used the hospital outlets for a diy “power bar” that I put some filter caps in.    They certainly grip well.   
Cary Audio SLP-5 Preamp Tube Replacement.
Good luck! I hope they play well for you!  
Cary Audio SLP-5 Preamp Tube Replacement.
Very curious to see how the tubes work out for you! I’m about to finish building a Tubes4HiFi SP14 preamp and will be needing to order a quad of 6SN7’s for it.   Been leaning towards the Black Treasure CV181, but have read good things about the ... 
2a3 ?
Very much looking forward to reading people’s experiences. I recently picked up a Sony TC500a R2R portable player. Bought it to harvest the transformers and the speaker drivers.    Trying to figure out if I want to build a 1626, 45 or 2A3 with th... 
Dc voltage sent to my speakers
My DIY amp went south a while ago. Not sure if it was the emitter resistor that shorted and caused the output transistor to fail, or vice versa. Thankfully, I had installed protection boards on the outputs, so speakers were spared. Had they not ... 
Best Options For A Tubed Preamp - $2500 Or Less, Preferably Used To Maximize Value
Building a Tubes4HiFi SP14 preamp as I write this.    Supposed to be great value and punch above its weight.    Building a custom chassis for it.    Will hopefully be done in the next month or so.       
Anyone listen to Music on a FM tuner anymore?
Every day!   My Magnum Dynalab Etude gets a lot of use.    Amazing sounding tuner. Had it since new.       
another rookie question - preamp or or power amp
Here’s a bit of a change in direction from what people are suggesting.   I would consider an Adcom GFA-545 power amp.   Inexpensive to buy. Well designed circuit. Big power supply.    I picked one up so I could have a higher power amp on hand... 
Hooked up Shiit Mani incorrectly
Sorry you had this happen.   I’m trying to understand what you did wrong? The Mani is a phono stage, and you connected it to the phono input of your preamp?  
I Cried Today
Lovely.    Thank you for sharing that.    Goosebumps and watery eyes…